1953 Delaware State Hornets football
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (2–4 CIAA)
Head coach
1953 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina College $ 5 –1 –05 –3 –0
Virginia State 5 –2 –15 –3 –1
Morgan State 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
North Carolina A&T 5 –1 –07 –1 –1
West Virginia State 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Hampton 5 –3 –06 –3 –1
Johnson C. Smith 5 –2 –05 –3 –0
Howard 3 –5 –03 –5 –1
Shaw 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
St. Augustine's 2 –4 –03 –4 –1
Virginia Union 2 –4 –15 –4 –1
Lincoln (PA) 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Winston-Salem State 2 –4 –03 –5 –1
Delaware State 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Bluefield State 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 –4 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1953 college football season.[1][2] 1930s coach Edward Jackson returned, bringing the team back from a 1–7 record in 1952, to a 4–4 record in 1953. In the last game of the season, the 1934 championship team, who Jackson coached, watched the Hornets win, 19–12.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Cheyney*Dover, DEW 7–6[4]
October 3Norfolk State*Dover, DEW 18–0
October 10at HamptonL 0–26
October 17at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCL 0–20
October 24Lincoln (PA)Dover, DEL 12–19[5]
October 31at Saint Paul's (VA)Lawrenceville, VAL 6–7
November 14at HowardWashington, DCW 13–6
November 21St. Augustine'sDover, DEW 19–12[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "2020 Delaware State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Delaware State University. p. 24.
  2. ↑ "Delaware State Game by Game Results". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Undefeated Team of '34 Sees Delaware State Win". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 28, 1953 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ↑ "Delaware State Trims Cheyney in Opener, 7-6". The Morning News. September 28, 1953 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ↑ "Two Late Scores Win for Lincoln". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1953 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ↑ "Delaware State Team Closes With .500 Mark". The News Journal. November 23, 1953 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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